Con Brio – 2024/2025

Con Brio presents This Year's Line-Up

We are proud and delighted to welcome you to Con Brio’s 25th season of live music-making in Sligo by some of the greatest classical musicians from Ireland and abroad.

The Amatis Trio: Happy Birthday, Dr. Wilson!

Fri. 4 Oct. 2024
7.30pm

€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee 

Lea Hausmann violin
Samuel Shepherd cello
Mengjie Han piano

Programme:

Beethoven Piano Trio op. 1 no. 3
Ian Wilson Spilliaert’s Beach
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1

 

Followed by Birthday Cake and Cava! All welcome.

Sponsored by Sligo County Council

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Daniel Lebhardt, piano: Romantic Reveries

Fri. 1 Nov. 2024
7.30pm

€20 / €10 (conc.) | €10 U-18s GoSee 

Programme:

Franz Liszt Legend No. 1 "St. Francis of Assisi's sermon to the birds" S. 175
Franz Liszt Sunt lacrimae rerum from Années de pèlerinage Book III
Franz Liszt Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178
Robert Schumann Gesänge der Frühe Op. 133
Clara Schumann Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann Op. 20
Robert Schumann Geistervariationen
Franz Liszt La cloche sonne, S. 238
Franz Liszt Legend No. 2 "St Francis of Paola Walking on the Waves" S. 175

 

Followed by Meet the Artist reception. All welcome.

Supported by Felim and Cora McNeela        

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Irish Baroque Orchestra Apprentice Ensemble: Baroque Tapestry

Sun. 24 Nov. 2024
3pm

€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee 

Programme:

Vivaldi Sinfonia in C RV 192
Pandolfi / Maelli ‘La Cesta’ Op. 3 No. 2
Vivaldi ‘Spring’ and ‘Summer’
Merula Ruggiero Canzone
Vivaldi ‘Autumn’ and ‘Winter’
Uccellini Aria sopra La Bergamasca
Vivaldi Concerto Ripieno RV 114

 

Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.

Supported by Seamus Concannon and AIB

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Ailbhe McDonagh, cello: Ailbhe Plays Bach

Sun. 19 Jan. 2025
3pm

€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee 

Programme:

Bach Suite No. 1 in G Major
McDonagh Dance Suite for Solo Cello
Bach Suite No. 6 in D Major

 

Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.

Sponsored by an anonymous donor.

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The Fidelio Trio: Hail Old Friends!

Sun. 16 Feb. 2025
3pm

€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee 

Darragh Morgan violin
Tim Gill cello
Mary Dullea piano

Programme:

Beethoven Piano Trio Op 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’
Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht arr. Steuermann
Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E Flat Major

 

Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.

Supported by Nuala McDermott, John and Margrit Fahy 

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Yukine Kuroki, piano: Moonlight and Firebirds

Fri. 7 Mar. 2025
7.30pm

€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee 

Programme:

Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque, L75: III. Clair de lune
Franz Liszt Transcendental Études, S. 139.  A selection
Dr. Fergus Johnston (b. 1959) Music Network Commission
Igor Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (arr. Guido Agosti)
Minako Tokuyama Musica Nara, Op. 25
Sergei Rachmaninoff Sonata for Piano No. 2 Op. 36
Nikolai Kapustin Variations, Op. 41

 

Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.

Sponsored by Eileen and Ray Monahan

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The ConTempo Quartet with Christopher Marwood: Cello Quintet

Sat. 26 Apr. 2025
7.30pm

€20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s GoSee 

Bogdan Sofei violin
Ingrid Nicola violin
Andreea Banciu viola
Adrian Mantu cello

with Christopher Marwood, cello

Programme:

Mozart String Quartet in D Minor K. 421
Rhona Clarke Pas de Quatre [2009 rev 2023]
Schubert String Quintet in C Major D. 956

 

Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.

Supported by Sligo Weekender and John Sharkey

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Sponsors & Partners

Half price tickets for U18 are supported by Go See which is an initiative of Music Generation Sligo.

 

                     

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